If passed, the new law will make B.C. the first government in Canada to codify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Once implemented, it will significantly alter the way major resource projects are approached on Indigenous territories| The Narwhal
The world's foremost racial discrimination committee says Canada must work with Indigenous communities to find an alternative to the $10.7 billion hydro project in B.C.| The Narwhal
The pipeline's expansion project began commercial operations on May 1, 2024 following years of construction delays and cost overruns| The Narwhal
The 1,100 megawatt hydro dam under construction on Peace River is the most expensive publicly funded infrastructure project in B.C. history| The Narwhal
Once promised a life in perpetuity on a rich and vibrant landscape, the Blueberry River First Nations have brought B.C. to court to face the cumulative impacts of rampant oil, gas and forestry that has left the land degraded, wildlife poisoned and Treaty 8 in tatters. If successful, the case has the power to transform the way First Nations, industry and governments plan and execute resource projects across Canada| The Narwhal
RCMP arrests at Fairy Creek blockade come amid tensions over old-growth forests in B.C., questions about B.C. logging practices| The Narwhal
Almost two years after Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs issued an eviction order to the pipeline company, land defenders are now enforcing it| The Narwhal
Bracken earned recognition for her outstanding contributions to journalism in Canada for documenting RCMP raids in Wet’suwet’en territory amid threats to press freedom| The Narwhal
As old-growth logging in B.C. continues, conservation organization creates detailed map showing original forests in B.C. have all but disappeared| The Narwhal
BC Hydro plans to give the Site C dam an Indigenous name but chief of an affected First Nation says it’s inappropriate| The Narwhal
Two years ago in Montreal 196 countries agreed to take action to restore nature. At COP16 in Colombia they’re hashing out plans to meet ambitious targets| The Narwhal
RCMP advance into Gidimt’en territory after Wet’suwet’en land defenders closed road access to the Coastal GasLink pipeline project| The Narwhal
Experts say the world is watching to see if Canada heeds a call from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to immediately suspend work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the Trans Mountain pipeline and the Site C dam until ‘free, prior and informed consent’ is obtained from Indigenous peoples| The Narwhal
Photojournalist Amber Bracken was among those arrested as RCMP advance on Gidimt’en occupation of Coastal GasLink drill site| The Narwhal
TC Energy’s alleged hobnobbing with spy agency and lobbying strategy revealed in leaked recording| The Narwhal
Leaked recordings reveal how TC Energy exec claimed to influence governments on climate policy — ‘leveraging’ everything from relationships with ambassadors to shopping at the same Costco| The Narwhal
LNG Canada, Coastal GasLink, Ksi Lisims, Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project, Cedar LNG — these are the projects at the forefront as B.C.’s oil and gas sector heats up| The Narwhal
As countries commit to net-zero emissions by 2050, B.C. is preparing to start shipping liquefied gas this decade. How long will it last?| The Narwhal
Mike De Souza, an award-winning investigative reporter, is director of enterprise and investigative at The Narwhal.| The Narwhal
Matt Simmons is The Narwhal's northwest B.C. reporter baased in Smithers, unceded Gidimt’en Clan territory, home of the Wet'suwet'en/Witsuwit’en Nation.| The Narwhal
Fatima Syed is a Mississauga-based journalist in The Narwhal's Ontario bureau.| The Narwhal
In Canada, more than 200,000 wells have been fracked for shale gas or oil, primarily in the western provinces. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a| The Narwhal
With Kitimat facility nearly ready, LNG Canada is signalling it will proceed with the full build — which would hinder B.C.’s climate targets| The Narwhal
B.C. has committed $6 billion towards LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink, but long-term demand for liquefied natural gas is increasingly uncertain| The Narwhal
Coastal GasLink continues to build the pipeline, while Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and land defenders try to stop it| The Narwhal
As Kitimat, B.C., grows alongside LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink, its community faces new challenges and new opportunities| The Narwhal
Energy regulator’s leniency on Coastal GasLink (CGL) alleged breaches shows it rarely uses its sweeping powers to protect environment| The Narwhal
Slope failures, flooded worksites and sediment from Coastal GasLink pipeline construction could be seen entering Wet’suwet’en wetlands| The Narwhal
Indigenous-led Cedar LNG and net-zero goals: when it comes to extraction, biodiversity and reconciliation, B.C. wants everything, all at once| The Narwhal
Coastal GasLink pipeline work by river leads Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to reissue eviction order in push to defend Indigenous Rights| The Narwhal
Wet’suwet’en land defenders occupying TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink pipeline work site as RCMP presence ramps up| The Narwhal
Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations continue to fight for the health of Nechako River as provincially regulated dam harms fish populations| The Narwhal
TC Energy is selling a 10 per cent stake of its controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline project to 16 First Nations in B.C.| The Narwhal
What is LNG? Is LNG clean energy? A guide to the projects in the works in B.C., the connection to fracking and impacts on climate targets| The Narwhal
What is the Coastal GasLink pipeline that will cut across several Indigenous territories, including Wet’suwet’en lands in British Columbia?| The Narwhal
RCMP arrests on Wet'suwet'en territory thrust Canada's support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline and incarceration of journalists into the international spotlight| The Narwhal
Malaysia’s Petronas has cancelled plans to build the Pacific NorthWest LNG plant on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, B.C., in a move seen as a major setback| The Narwhal
TC Energy often points to its agreements with First Nations along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route. On the ground, it's more complicated| The Narwhal
TC Energy’s 800-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission LNG pipeline is set to be purchased by Nisg̱a’a Nation. Construction is set to start this summer| The Narwhal
The floating Ksi Lisims facility, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, would produce nearly as much natural gas per year as the LNG Canada plant| The Narwhal
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are blocking the road to a work camp for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline, and Indigenous youth are at the forefront of opposition| The Narwhal
Along with Nisg̱a’a blockade, Indigenous leaders from across northwest B.C. have stated support for legal and direct action against PRGT pipeline| The Narwhal
Financially lucrative fish like Atlantic cod and Pacific salmon are less likely to be listed under Canada's Species At Risk Act| The Narwhal
Police made arrests Monday on the Morice River bridge, the sole entrance point to the Unist'ot'en land-based healing centre| The Narwhal
As the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en fight to stop the controversial $6.6 billion natural gas pipeline, the very landscape and cultural artifacts they aim to protect are being logged and bulldozed away| The Narwhal